On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 01:42:55PM +0200, Heiko Schlittermann wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Amanda-Server is 3.3.6 (package by Debian 8 (jessie))
> Amanda-Client is 3.3.9 (package by Debian 9 (stretch))
>
> My server side configuration contains:
>
> define application tar {
> plugin "amgtar"
> # grep -E (posix extended regular expressions)
> …
> property append "NORMAL" "/#sql_[0-9a-zA-Z]+_[0-9]+\.MY[DI]: File removed
> before we read it$"
> …
> }
>
> Note the "#" in the pattern!
>
> ERROR [FORMAT ERROR IN REQUEST PACKET Error on line 1 char 2216: \
> Element 'property' was closed, but the currently open element is 'value']
>
>
> If I replace the "#" by "?" it works find. The behaviour is reproducable
> if I put "#" anywhere else in some other patterns.
I have no comment on the "defect". Just a possible workaround
that, if it works, will match the original pattern.
Rather than using a "?" wildcard that matches any character,
use a character class that only matches the octothorpe, "[#]".
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